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One state columnist thinks new Illinois comptroller Susana Mendoza could force a resolution to the long state budget stalemate. Matt Dietrich of Reboot Illinois discusses the idea with Illinois Public Media's Brian Moline.
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Champaign Democrat Pius Weibel is the new chair of the Champaign County board. A majority of County Board Democrats voted to appoint Weibel as chair at Monday night’s organizational meeting. His election came after an effort by fellow Democrat Pattsi Petrie to continue as chair with Republican support collapsed, due to the absence of GOP member John Jay.
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A faculty-student panel at the University of Illinois has passed a measure that renews a commitment to diversity, and a welcoming climate for minority and LGBT students in the wake of the presidential election. But there was also a fair amount of debate at Monday’s meeting of the Urbana Campus Senate - primarily over whether the 'Resolution on an Inclusive Campus Senate' needed further review.
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Gov. Rauner and state legislative leaders met Saturday and Sunday. But the meetings brought Illinois' top leaders no closer to a budget deal.
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President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Dr. Ben Carson to lead the Department of Housing and Urban Development in his incoming administration.
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The Army Corps of Engineers has decided to deny a permit for the construction of a key section of the Dakota Access Pipeline. The decision essentially halts the construction on the 1,172-mile oil pipeline about half a mile south of the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation. The decision is also a victory for the thousands of demonstrators across the country who flocked to North Dakota in protest.
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The Illini men's basketball team won its second straight game, knocking off Virginia Commonwealth at the HoopHall Miami Invitational. Three Illinois players scored in double figures.
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A new survey finds strong public support for organic food and suspicion of GMO's -- regardless of whether people vote Republican or Democratic. Also, people don't trust scientists much at all.
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Rauner said politicians need to tone down their rhetoric a day after he vetoed state aid to Chicago Public Schools. He spoke to reporters in Chicago on Friday.
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Half-a-dozen Democratic state representatives have sued the Illinois comptroller for holding up their paychecks during the state budget mess. On her last day in office, Republican Comptroller Leslie Munger called the legislators "cowards." Democrat Susanna Mendoza takes over Monday and has pledged to continue withholding paychecks.
